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Six Honest Men
"I have six honest serving men They taught me all I knew Their names are What, and Where and When; and Why and How and Who." Rudyard...

Deep Thinker
Apr 8, 20194 min read


Homework Blues Solutions
In Homework Blues, we gave you an overview of our homework problems (note: we say 'our' quite deliberately - although it was our...

Anti Mag
Apr 5, 20199 min read


Homework Blues Background
This blog gives a bit of background about the problems we were having with homework.

Anti Mag
Apr 5, 20194 min read


Homework Blues
Or: Getting Our Daughter to do Her Homework Without Her Parents Having a Nervous Breakdown “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGG...

Anti Mag
Apr 5, 20192 min read


MORE Inspiration
This Forget-Me-Not was originally devised for use in the Wonder stage of QWERTY®. It can be used in other areas, too, but primarily as a...

Deep Thinker
Apr 3, 20194 min read


Damp Squibs
Flame, Fuse, Fire! can be a very useful technique for prospective memory. It helps you to remember to do things in the future. We have...

Deep Thinker
Mar 27, 20193 min read


Explode into Action
We've already given you an overview of Flame, Fuse, Fire!, what the three parts to the technique are, and things to bear in mind when...

Deep Thinker
Mar 27, 20198 min read


Flame, Fuse, Fire!
Flame, Fuse Fire! is a memory prompt technique to help you and your child remember to do things in the future. The technical term for...

Deep Thinker
Mar 27, 20196 min read


A Waiting Game
The waiting element would seem to be the most reactive of the Observation types, where the Learner just sits back until the time is right....

Deep Thinker
Mar 26, 20192 min read


The Search is On!
Of the three categories within Observation, this would seem to be the most obvious. It's simply a matter of finding something, surely?...

Deep Thinker
Mar 25, 20193 min read


Aware and Beware
Got-A-Head®? wants to create a reflective child, one who thinks widely and deeply about everything they come across. We want our...

Deep Thinker
Mar 25, 20193 min read


See SAW
"We cannot create observers by saying 'observe', but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are...

Deep Thinker
Mar 25, 20192 min read


Cue for QWERTY®
QWERTY® is the ultimate thinking tool that is at the very heart of what we do at Got-A-Head®? It's a creative planning technique that...

Deep Thinker
Mar 22, 20192 min read


Time for QWERTY®
So by this time, you've probably had a look at QWERTY®. You know what it stands for and you'll no doubt have browsed our blogs on the...

Deep Thinker
Mar 20, 20195 min read


Y is for YaY!
You’ve been thinking! Well done! So how did it go? Were you happy with the result? Have you heard the final whistle? Hmmm, maybe not. ...

Deep Thinker
Mar 20, 20194 min read


T is for Target
You would think this would be the easiest stage of QWERTY®. You defined your question, wondered about how to find a solution, explored...

Deep Thinker
Mar 20, 20192 min read


R is for Rank
So, by this time you have defined your Question and done some blue sky thinking in Wonder. You have come up with some viable solutions in...

Deep Thinker
Mar 19, 20193 min read


E is for Explore
Now that you have done the Wonder stage, you have all sorts of ideas and information at your fingertips. Some of those ideas could be...

Deep Thinker
Mar 19, 20194 min read


W is for Wonder
Wonder is the really fun stage of QWERTY® where you get to consider all the things that could provide a solution to your question. At...

Deep Thinker
Mar 19, 20194 min read


Q is for QUESTION
STOP! THINK! Whatever task you have in hand, chances are that applying QWERTY® could be of real benefit. It can make the job easier,...

Deep Thinker
Mar 15, 20193 min read
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